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Art Bridges Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 81-0842855

Grants itemized on the 990
$15MTax year 2025
Grants made
137Tax year 2025
Total assets
$960MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

ART BRIDGES ("AB") CREATES AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND ACCESS TO AMERICAN ART IN ALL REGIONS ACROSS THE NATION. AB EXECUTES THIS MISSION BY ACQUIRING WORKS OF ART TO BE SHARED WITH REGIONAL MUSEUMS AS LONG-TERM LOANS, BY FORMING & SUPPORTING COLLECTION-BASED EXHIBITIONS OF AMERICAN ART THAT TRAVEL TO MUSEUMS OF ALL SIZES & BY DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS TO BRING WORKS OF ART OUT OF STORAGE & INTO COMMUNITIES. AB PROVIDES VARIOUS LEVELS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE DIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LENDING OF THE AB COLLECTION, FOR TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS & FOR JOINT PROGRAMS FOR LONG-TERM LOANS & COLLECTION SHARING INITIATIVES. IN TANDEM WITH THESE PROGRAMS, AB PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING, AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION. AB PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PARTNER INSTITUTIONS TO HELP DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTION WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES & TO CONNECT INSTITUTIONS OF VARYING SIZES & SCOPES IN JOINT PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$280M2022
$280M2023
$15M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art$8.7M2025
Philadelphia Museum of Art$390K2025
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art$360K2025
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art$320K2025
Amon Carter Musuem of American Art$300K2025

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (137 grants in 2025) is available with a free account.

Website: artinc.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.